The series is well-known for their obstacle course challenges contestants must routinely maneuver their cars through tight spaces with less than an inch of clearance on either side. The first episode concludes with an obstacle course challenge, meant to evaluate the skills of the individual drivers. After arriving at the Driver Rehabilitation Centre, the driver's licenses of each contestant is confiscated (for the first two seasons, their car keys were confiscated instead). In the first challenge, the contestants begin at a location about an hour's drive from the Driver Rehabilitation Centre for the contestants' first challenge, they must head to the Driver Rehabilitation Centre, following the directions that are given to each contestant. In each season, eight drivers and their nominators are taken to the Driver Rehabilitation Centre, where they compete in challenges designed to improve their driving skills in an effort to not be named Canada's Worst Driver. It is the longest running of any Worst series to date with 14 seasons and 115 episodes (assuming specials are included).

Unlike other Worst series around the world, the Canadian version emphasizes on the learning process of the contestants and the science of driving and, as such, is often more serious than the other Worst shows around the world, which are mainly played for laughs. The series is produced by Proper Television whose president, Guy O'Sullivan, was the director for the original Britain's Worst Driver series as such, Canada's Worst Driver is considered to be the production company's flagship show. It and sister series Canada's Worst Handyman (2006-2011) are the two highest-rated programs on Discovery Channel.

Canada's Worst Driver season one title cardĬanada's Worst Driver was a Canadian television series that aired on Discovery Channel from 2005-2018, based on Britain's Worst Driver.

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